He said: "It's like the football triple crown. That's what I am going for."

Prisco also noted that the former first-round pick wants to break Michael Strahan's single-season sack record of 22.5, and has desires to win the league MVP.

Piece of cake.

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While hoisting the Lombardi Trophy is another one of Watt's goals, let's examine how realistic his individual goal is, and what the colossal defensive lineman will have to do to become the charter member of the "20-20-20" club, that, right now, doesn't exist.

Based on that ridiculous stat line, it's pretty reasonable to believe that Watt can start the 20-20-20 club this year.

To start, keep in mind that, using simple math, we know he needs to log 1.25 per game of each stat to reach 20 in each category.

Here's a look at Watt's sack pace in 2012:

J.J. Watt's 2012 Sack Pace

Sacks

Needed Pace

After 4 games

6.5

5

After 8 games

10

10

After 12 games

16

15

After 16 games

20

20

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He was ahead of the pace after four games, even with it through eight games, ahead of after 12 contests and finished with 20.5 at season's end.

It's impossible to predict how what presumably will be increased offensive line attention will affect Watt in 2013, but he proved to be capable of reaching 20 sacks, and he got there with steady production throughout the year, which is important.

He had seven multi-sack games and was held without a sack in only three contests.

Because tackles for loss aren't recorded officially for defenders on a per-game basis, we can't be exactly sure the path Watt took to get to 23, but he averaged a 1.43 tackles for loss per outing, better than the needed average of 1.25.

Therefore, even with a dip in per-game efficiency in 2012, Watt should be able to reach 20 tackles for loss.

Switching gears to his deflected pass total, this was the Defensive Player of the Year's 2012 pace:

J.J. Watt's 2012 Deflected Pass Pace

Deflected Passes

Needed Pace

After 4 games

5

5

After 8 games

10

10

After 12 games

15

15

After 16 games

16

20

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Watt was on pace to get to 20 through four, eight and even 12 games but mustered only one deflected pass down the stretch. As the only 20-20-20 club stat category he failed to achieve last season, we can expect this to be most difficult hurdle standing in Watt's way.

He had six multi-pass deflection games and was held without a pass deflection in eight games. Watt will either need to be more consistent knocking down passes or have more multi-pass deflection performances in 2012.

As alluded to above, tackles for loss aren't recorded in official game logs, and besides Watt, no defensive lineman has ever even neared 20 deflected passes in one season, so we can't use history to project what the Houston Texans defender could do in those stat categories in 2013.

However, a handful of pass-rushers have eclipsed the 20-sack plateau while leading the league in quarterback takedowns like Watt did in 2012. Here's how those players fared the following season:

How Defenders Fared After League-Leading, 20-Sack Season

Year

Sack Total

Following Year Sack Total

Lawrence Taylor

1986

20.5

12

Mark Gastineau

1984

22

13.5

Derrick Thomas

1990

20

13.5

Chris Doleman

1989

21

11

Jared Allen

2011

22

12

DeMarcus Ware

2008

20

11

Michael Strahan

2001

22.5

11

Average Age = 27

Average = 12

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History certainly isn't on Watt's side in the sack total department, that's for sure.

But at 6'5'' and 290 pounds with a unprecedented skill set—outside linebacker athleticism and defensive tackle power—at this point, it might be unfair to compare the 23-year-old to those who've come before him.

Remember, the 2012 season told us we probably shouldn't bet against J.J. Watt.